means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
scum of the earth; monster; fiend
victim; injured party; sufferer
rumor; rumour; gossip; hearsay
circulation; dissemination
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
return journey; one's way home; one's way back
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
rare (or peculiar) animal
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to subsist; to keep on living
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
outside the school; outside the university; unaffiliated with the university; off-campus; extramural
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
damply; moistly; clammily; gloomily; miserably
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.); roaring (e.g. down the street)
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
potato field; yam field; sweet-potato field
some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)